What is the current concern of the health care system?
a. Treating illness
b. Preventing illness
c. Promoting optimal function in the chroni-cally ill
d. Caring for patients with acute and chronic illness
B
Health promotion activities are directed toward maintaining or enhancing well-being as a protec-tion against illness.
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A) Drug interactions B) Developmental disabilities C) Hemorrhagic stroke D) Respiratory paralysis
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a. "Some medications have been known to induce hepatitis A." b. "I may have been exposed when we ate shrimp last weekend." c. "I may have been infected through a re-cent blood transfusion." d. "My infection with Epstein-Barr virus can co-infect me with hepatitis A."
When asking a patient if a pain medication provided a few hours ago has been effective, the nurse is performing which step of the nursing process?
1. Planning 2. Implementation 3. Evaluation 4. Assessment
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a. "What have you done to try to improve your sleep?" b. "What would be a good sleep pattern for you?" c. "How much exercise are you getting?" d. "Do you have pain at night?"